Question about NPIP.

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I just called to try to get NPIP and they will not test until all birds on the property are at least 4 months old, it doesnt matter if you have them in different coops.

 

[rarebreedeggs4u]

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That only applies if the birds under 4 months of age are not out of your own stock. You are certified for each breed you have. If you add a new breed (must be tested prior to bringing it to your farm or come from a tested flock), you must file to be certified for that breed also. Here in AR the fee is $.15/bird, $.15 per band, $7.00 per incubator swab (up to 3 per incubator) and a $30.00 testing fee. The certification is good for 12 months.

Straight from the form-

$30.00/Inspection
$.15/test
$.15/band
$ 7.00/incubator swabs (up to 4 swabs)

 

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That only applies if the birds under 4 months of age are not out of your own stock. You are certified for each breed you have. If you add a new breed (must be tested prior to bringing it to your farm or come from a tested flock), you must file to be certified for that breed also. Here in AR the fee is $.15/bird, $.15 per band, $7.00 per incubator swab (up to 3 per incubator) and a $30.00 testing fee. The certification is good for 12 months.

Straight from the form-

$30.00/Inspection
$.15/test
$.15/band
$ 7.00/incubator swabs (up to 4 swabs)

Well the ones I have that are under 4 months old and not from my flock they are from eggs I hatched out from a friends farm.

there is no cost for the program in IL

 

[houndit]

I have viewed their website but could not find an answer to this question. It would be nice if they had a little more information. Anyway, I was wondering do I need to have every bird marked for them to test them. Do they all need a number or something?
Thanks!

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

They are banned as they test them here. I'm sure each test does it a little differently, but that's what my guy does.

 

[purelypoultry]

We always band them at the same time as testing. (if they were not banded already)

We would actually make a big day of handling the birds. We would catch them all, then band, blood test, then bathe each one.

 

[houndit]

Thanks!

 

[FarmrGirl]

I know this thread is old but since this popped up in a recent google search for me this information may help a fellow BYC'er in the state of Maryland:

Maryland NPIP certification:

Offered for free. Call the Field Veterinarian or Livestock Inspector at the MDA lab nearest to you. Poultry Health Consultation is available from the Salisbury Laboratory, (410) 543-6610.


Pullorum/Fowl Typhoid, and certain other disease testing:

Testing of Poultry is offered for a fee (see fee schedule: http://www.mda.state.md.us/pdf/necropsy.pdf) in areas or situations when private testing agents are unavailable. Avian Influenza testing for shows, interstate movement, and NPIP certification is offered for free. Call the Field Veterinarian or Livestock Inspector at the MDA lab nearest to you.

Blood samples for official tests shall be drawn by an authorized agent, authorized testing agent or state inspector and tested by an authorized state or federally recognized laboratory. Official test for Pullorum-typhoid shall be the standard tube agglutination test, the micro agglutination test, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA test, and the stained antigen rapid whole – blood test. Proof is to be documented on MDA-E20, VS Form 9-2, VS Form 9-3 or comparable form.

For Maryland Avian Influenza-Monitored waterfowl, Cloacal swab samples must be collected for testing. The samples should only be collected by MDA Animal Health staff, an accredited veterinarian or a state-certified poultry technician. Negative Avian Influenza test results reported on the MDA Avian Influenza Testing Report will be effective for 90 days from the date of issuance. A flock wherein at least 30 birds or complete flock tested negative for AI will qualify to register as a MD Avian Influenza-Monitored Flock and will need to be retested every 90 days to maintain that status, provided no untested poultry was commingled during that period. Forms: MDA AI Test Report Form MDA 12-06-08, MDA-E20 or USDA VS Form 9-3.


Maryland Poultry Premises ID Numbers:

The Maryland Poultry Premises Registration is a free system set up to identify all domesticated poultry flock throughout the state involved in poultry production.

Who needs to register?
All individuals involved in keeping or caring for all types of poultry, which include; small households, poultry production, production facilities, suppliers, dealers, haulers, wholesalers, live bird markets and exhibition exhibitors. Anyone owning 5 birds or more for greater than 120 days in a 12 month period are required to register.

The registration form can be downloaded here: http://www.mda.state.md.us/animal_health/poultryreg/index.php and mailed to the MDA at the address on the form.

Questions about the program can be directed to the MDA Poultry Premises Registration Coordinator: Daniel Mast at (410) 841-5810 or [email protected].

 

[Alicia G]

I have heard poultry breeders with an NPIP certified stock but what does it mean? I heard that if someones flock has been resently approved they can ship their bird across the border/seas. is that true?

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

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No that is not true. The borders you can ship across are our state lines. In addition to shipping overseas, you must have a poultry import/export permit, health certificates and all kinds of good stuff.
The NPIP monitors common poultry diseases, their main focus is pullorum/typhoid. That's all NPIP is stating, that you are clean for that. In addition, you can get tested for a number of other diseases too while you are at it, avian influenza, various mycroplasma diseases, etc... In order to legally ship poultry out of your home state, you are at minimum, required to have this certificate. In addtion, over half the states now also require you to have one of thier state import permits, which is silly, in most cases all they require is the base NPIP Pullorum/Typhoid test, which if you are NPIP Certified, obviously you already have... A small handful do in addition require test for the other diseases as well though, some also require vet health certificates on live birds.

But the import /export thing is pretty much a thing of the past any more, US Customs will distroy all poultry items unless you have met thier extreme requirements, which virtually no one outside of the big zoos can meet any more